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A light quake measuring 4.6 on the Richter scale was recorded 12:12 on Tuesday, near the Greek island of Crete. According to the Geodynamics Institute of Athens' National Observatory, the quake's epicentre was located 376 km south-southeast of Athens and...

An ancient tomb that dates back to Minoan period was discovered by the Municipality of Melivizi close to the Moni Settlement in Northern Crete. "An important, according to the first assessment, carved tomb of the later Minoan period (around 1300 B.C.) was...

The American travel website TripAdvisor announced the winners of its annual Traveler's Choice awards, on Tuesday, which are based on votes by its readers, and Greece placed amongst the best in many different categories. The well-known Greek island of Santorini was...

European Sustainability Academy (ESA) will host the 3rd Annual Women Empowerment Conference, September 25 through 26, in Chania, Crete. The conference will give women entrepreneurs the opportunity to contact influential business people around the globe. "Against the backdrop of the...

A small tremor measuring 4.2 on the Richter scale shook the Greek island of Crete, early on Tuesday morning around 8am, according to the Geodynamics Institute of Athens. The earthquake's epicenter was located 39 kilometers south-southeast of Heraklion, Crete, in...

One of the most important Greek theater and cinema actresses, Voula Zouboulaki, passed away on Monday afternoon at the age of 91 years old. Zouboulaki came from Chania in Crete, but she was born in Egypt on September 24,...

A Bolivian-flagged cargo ship was escorted to Heraklion port, Crete, on Tuesday night around 4:30 am after a container with an unknown quantity of undeclared weapons was discovered on board during a Greek coast guard inspection. The ship "Hadat 1" had...

A Greek police anti-terrorist unit raid revealed military-grade weapons and explosives in Kozani, in the home of a 57-year-old university professor. Specifically, police found two military rifles and 2,000 bullets, 10 hand grenades, explosives and other military equipment in the...

Modern methods of geoinformatics, such as electrical tomography and magnetic mapping, were used by the Greek Ephorate of Underwater Antiquities in cooperation with the Institute for Mediterranean Studies in an underwater and coastal research carried out from July 21 to 23 and...

Two earthquakes, measuring 4.6 and 4.2 on the Richter scale, occurred in the early hours today, August 27, one about 20 minutes after the other in the submarine area south of Ierapetra on the Greek island of Crete. The tremors...